Subject: Re: Lisp entry changed in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia
From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 02:39:03 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Message-ID: <3213225542082485@naggum.net>
* Israel R T <israelrt@optushome.com.au>
| The lisp entry has now been changed to
:
| check
| http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
You might be surprised to learn that there is a subtle difference between
a dictionary and an encyclopedia, such as completely different contents,
despite certain trademarks and words in large print on the dust jacket
that a not very bright observer may find sufficiently similar to jump to
wrong conclusions.
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